Chapter 20: Woof

After the rain ended, Meng Weiyu held the tiny ragdoll cat and sat outside, leisurely rocking in his chair.

Raindrops slid down from the eaves and, right before Meng Weiyu’s eyes, dripped straight into a puddle on the floor, sending ripples spreading outward.

“Xueci, Xueci, let’s run away from home.” Just now at the dining table, after Meng Weiyu heard that Xie Wenxuan had actually lost his mind and confessed to him before, he could no longer take in a single word. He silently drank his soup with tears in his eyes.

What kind of constitution did he have? Why did men like him so much?

But then again, he was also very popular with girls.

Thinking of this, Meng Weiyu felt relieved again.

Under the beautiful, quiet, snow-white eaves, Meng Weiyu suddenly lifted the blue-eyed cat with his left hand.

“Meow.” Xueci was held up until all four paws stretched out widely, but it still did not resist. It narrowed its eyes and obediently cried out.

“Wuwuwu.” Meng Weiyu was so moved that he wanted to hug it tightly. “I’ll take that as you agreeing to leave with me.”

The wind stirred the green leaves.

An arm reached out from behind Meng Weiyu, grabbed Xueci’s paw, and deliberately tapped his face with it. Then, in a changed voice, it said, “Mommy, don’t go. We want to stay with Daddy.”

“Who the hell is Xueci’s mommy?” Meng Weiyu turned around unhappily.

Shen Zhoudu happened to be bending down, so when Meng Weiyu turned his head, he met his smiling face.

To be fair, among the people from the past that Meng Weiyu had come into contact with after waking up, the person he felt had changed the most was Shen Zhoudu. In his memory, Shen Zhoudu was silent, restrained, and repressed. Back then, even though his vision impairment had not been severe, he insisted on wearing glasses to cover his eyes, and again and again, he tirelessly dyed his hair black. He suppressed himself. If not for his outstanding self being too conspicuous, he probably would have tried every possible way to melt into the crowd.

And now, the reason Meng Weiyu hated Shen Zhoudu could also be revealed.

Meng Weiyu considered himself not to be a petty person. There were many people who had offended him, and Shen Zhoudu was not the only person he mutually detested. But the reason he had a different reaction toward Shen Zhoudu was because Shen Zhoudu resembled two people.

His parents.

The Meng couple’s marriage had been a commercial alliance. They neither liked nor disliked each other. With interests in front of them, they accepted each other.

After the marriage began, they discovered that the other person was completely not the type they could accept.

No one knew what they were thinking. In any case, Meng Weiyu was born.

Meng Weiyu had forgotten how old he was when he discovered the fact that his parents did not love each other, and did not love him either. But they were very used to, and even happy to, repressing themselves and pretending to be something else.

So the moment Meng Weiyu saw Shen Zhoudu, he hated him.

Because he saw the shadows of those two people in him.

That was what he had thought before.

And now, Shen Zhoudu had shed the greenness of youth. His appearance was still superior, calm and confident. The elegance and intellectual air that came from his bones showed even more in every gesture. Most importantly, just as he no longer hid the parts of himself that were different from others, he no longer repressed himself either. He was brave in expressing himself, so nakedly direct that he left those who wanted to escape at a loss.

“You don’t acknowledge Xueci anymore? Xueci is the one you brought home. Don’t abandon me.” Shen Zhoudu held the cat’s paw and tapped Meng Weiyu’s cheek again.

The subject in his words was Xueci, but even if it were replaced with his own name, there would be no sense of disharmony. Or rather, perhaps replacing the subject was what this man, who loved speaking in circles, truly wanted to say.

Meng Weiyu expressed unconcealed contempt.

He clearly knew that Meng Weiyu could understand the meaning behind his words. That was exactly why he spoke like this.

Shen Zhoudu shifted his gaze away from the kitten and looked at Meng Weiyu, narrowing his eyes with a smile.

“Hehe.” Boring trick.

“Later, Uncle Lin will come pick us up,” Shen Zhoudu first explained their upcoming schedule to him.

“You mean the place in the city you mentioned?” Meng Weiyu’s maternal grandparents had started their fortune in real estate, so he really did have houses wherever he went. This was also the source of his confidence when he promised Ning Wu he could change him to a bigger house.

“Yes. We live there regularly, and it’s more convenient for work.” Shen Zhoudu still had one more thing to tell him. “Before going home, we need to visit a psychologist. I asked my friend to arrange someone with the best professional ability.”

“Heh, I knew you were psychologically abnormal and needed to see a psychologist.” Meng Weiyu spoke from the heart.

“You really are…” Shen Zhoudu laughed from anger. “Although you don’t want to recover your memories right now, do you really not need to go have a look?”

“Wu, you guessed it. I don’t want to recover my memories.” Meng Weiyu lifted the cat and held it between them. In the same pinched voice, even though he was clearly the one speaking, he insisted on pretending it was the cat. “Xiao Yu doesn’t want to know that he married you.”

“But Xiao Yu did marry me.” Shen Zhoudu tirelessly announced this matter.

“Wu, you said you wouldn’t mention marriage in front of Xiao Yu.”

“Wu, Xiao Yu was the one who brought it up first.”

“I don’t care. Punishment!” Meng Weiyu declared domineeringly.

Xueci was caught between them and was being swung back and forth by the two of them. No matter how obedient it was, it grew annoyed. So it threw a tantrum in midair, forcing Meng Weiyu to put it down on the floor. Then it stretched its legs and ran into the house to play.

Meng Weiyu crossed his arms over his chest and looked at Shen Zhoudu with great arrogance.

Shen Zhoudu crouched down.

Meng Weiyu did not know what he wanted to do, so he blankly lowered his head following his movement.

Shen Zhoudu rested his head on Meng Weiyu’s thigh. His blue eyes looked up at him, his posture docile like something that had been tamed. With a smile, he opened his mouth and said, “Woof.”

Meng Weiyu: “…”

Five minutes later, Ning Wu, who was lying on the sofa at home, received a call from Meng Weiyu.

Ning Wu pressed answer. The moment he put the phone to his ear, he heard Meng Weiyu shouting.

“Ning Wu! You need to come pick me up immediately! Oh my god! It’s too dangerous for me here. I’ll tell you quietly… Shen Zhoudu and the grown-up me definitely played some weird games! It’s terrifying! Staying here is causing too much damage to my young heart. I’ll give you ten minutes. Appear in front of me immediately!”

Ning Wu patiently listened to him finish. His response was, “Brother, I already said before, I don’t want to hear about those kinds of things between you two. And you really have been driven crazy. I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“You know I’ve been driven crazy! Then hurry up and save me! Can you face the friendship we’ve had for so many years? Ah!”

Ning Wu frowned and held the phone farther away. If he did not do this, he felt his ears would go deaf.

“Ning! Wu!”

“Aiya, I’m about to go to court. Sorry, Xiao Yu, I have to hang up. I’ll contact you later.” Ning Wu finally found an excuse and hung up.

“Hey!!!” Meng Weiyu crouched in the corner, loudly conspiring with his unreliable friend.

“Alright, stop throwing a tantrum. After seeing the doctor, I’ll take you to eat something good.” Shen Zhoudu held the kitten in one hand and lifted Meng Weiyu by the back of his collar with the other, reclaiming his own possession.